The Liberators
A Novel
A Best Book at NPR, Publishers Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Review of Books Book Club Pick, Most Anticipated Book at Lit Hub, Book Page, Independent Book Review, The Liberators is an exquisitely drawn portrait, spanning continents and generations, of two Korean families forever changed by fateful past decisions made in love and war. Beautiful and deeply moving, The Liberators is an elegantly wrought family saga of memory, trauma, and empathy, and a stunning testament to the consequences and fortunes of inheritance.
“A moving and lyrical debut novel.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A mesmerizing, delicately crafted novel…Koh’s poetic prose delights with surprising metaphors and a cast of skillfully rendered characters.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“As always, Koh’s singular grasp of language results in achingly beautiful writing.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Kaleidoscopic…exquisite…A family saga which manages to infuse historical with the mythic, blend the epic with the intimate…extraordinary.” —Lit Hub
“An epic saga.” —Book Page
ISBN: 9781959030157
Pages: 304
“Spare, beautiful and richly layered, The Liberators is dazzling.” —Tayari Jones, An American Marriage
“E. J. Koh’s The Liberators is a sublime achievement for its deft political and emotional intelligence.” —Paul Lisicky, Later: My Life at the Edge of the World
“Here you will find characters and sentences that will leave you gasping for more.” —Matthew Salesses, The Sense of Wonder
"I'll read anything that E. J. Koh writes." —Krys Lee, How I Became a North Korean
"With The Liberators, Koh cements her place as one of the greatest Korean American writers of our time." —Joseph Han, Nuclear Family
"E. J. Koh tackles history and sorrow with a delicate hand." —Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, The Sleep Watcher
"Koh's lyrical narrative hand is held over our hearts in undying allegiance." —Shawn Wong, American Knees
"An elegiac, ferocious, and deeply stirring novel." —Crystal Hana Kim, The Stone Home
"I didn't want this book to end." —Jimin Han, The Apology
"You won't know what hit you until the final, perfect image." —Ed Park, Same Bed Different Dreams